Professionals

As more and more families are impacted by a child who uses harmful or aggressive behaviour in the home (often referred to as child to parent violence or abuse CAPVA) professionals are seeking information and skills to offer support and advice to those impacted.

Whether you see this daily in your work or are aware of some families on the edge of your services, these behaviours can put a significant strain on the relationships between family members. Knowing what to say and how to respond to families can bring significant changes and help families engage with services. We practice a whole-family approach grounded in evidence-based frameworks, including Attachment Theory, Neuroscience, Pro-Social Modelling, and Solution-Focused methods.

At Capa, we believe that every child deserves a safe and nurturing environment to grow and thrive.

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For professionals we offer:

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Advice and support sessions

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3 hour introduction training (CPD accredited)

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1 day training (CPD accredited)

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In-person bespoke training (CPD accredited)

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Capa Community Connections - Free online educational workshops and presentations with guest speakers

For families we offer:

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Weekly online drop-in

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Advice and support sessions

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Group work

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One-to-one intensive family support

Led by an expert in the field all Capa training programmes are interactive & live (not pre-recorded) and have been developed with over 30 years of experience and expertise. If you/your organisation prefer face-to-face training, please contact us to discuss your requirements.

3 HOUR TRAINING

 This course aims to introduce awareness of CAPVA and is designed for those supporting families wishing to develop their ability to respond with confidence and compassion in their work.

1 DAY TRAINING

This training will enhance understanding and awareness of CAPVA and is designed for front-line practitioners supporting families to further develop their ability to support families experiencing these behaviours. 

BESPOKE TRAINING

As well as our training courses detailed above Capa First Response is able to design a bespoke course specifically to meet the needs of your organisation and team members. Recent bespoke training sessions have been with social work students at Brighton University, other sessions have been with teachers and SENDCO staff at schools. Bespoke training can be in person or online. To discuss this training offer please email: info@capafirstresponse.org

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WHY SHOULD YOU TRAIN WITH US?

With over 30 years of experience specifically focusing on family dynamics, 19 years devoted to addressing violence within families, and 15 years of direct collaboration with both families and professionals, Jane offers a comprehensive understanding of the intricate dynamics at play and the most effective strategies to support parents and young people.

Our specialised training in this behaviour area, spanning over 15 years, ensures that attendees of our training events, whether in person or online, receive cutting-edge strategies and interventions that can be implemented immediately with families.

Grounded in attachment theory, pro-social modelling theory, and neuroscience, Capa’s methodology is not only comprehensive but, more importantly, proven effective. We have furthered our impact and supported our mission by training numerous organisations across the UK, cementing our position as a leader in addressing CAPVA and supporting families.

To facilitate learning, we offer a podcast series, organise networking events, and provide advice and support sessions, supervision, and consultancy services.

“Wow!This was very useful training and I really enjoyed it. Jam-packed with knowledge, advice and tools.

Brilliant”

Training attendee, Rochdale Early Help

“Gave me the confidence to work in a complex area. A lot of the resources are things that I use… but pulled together in a way that helps me to have the confidence to think about and engage with families in these situations.”

Recent online training attendee

Testimonials from professionals

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I really appreciated the event, it was reaffirming for the work we are doing, and highlighted some helpful learning points for our practice too. It also reinforced the need for CAPVA training in outside agencies/ schools/ local authorities and I hope we can continue to spread the word

Recent attendee on our Networking for Professionals event
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I am just about to start working with a family where the 3 boys are displaying these behaviours, the youngest is only 4 and is at risk of being excluded from nursery. My initial reaction to the referral was to blame the parenting of these boys, so thank you for enabling me to get off on the right footing with this parent and I will certainly be talking about your strategies and service with this family when I meet them next week.

Social Worker - Essex
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Fantastic! great training, really insightful and helpful to my work.

Social worker - Half day training
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Great Knowledge and so informative. In addition this has been such a helpful course to have attended. Thank you again.

Professional attending our 3 hour training
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The training was really informative. It provided a good balance between the sharing of practical strategies and ideas and exploration of possible causes. Jane’s delivery of the training was really engaging and the training was delivered at a good pace. I like that Jane provided real life examples of cases.

Feedback after attending our 3 hour session
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Resources for professionals:

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Eliza Fricker #CapaCommunityConnections

Information and the video of the fantastic session from Eliza Fricker. In the video you can hear Eliza talk through her family's experience with school avoidance, PDA and how it brought her to start illustrating and writing books for parents/carers and for young  people themselves. She shares the story behind 'Can't not Won't' - the book that became a Sunday Times Bestseller.

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Dr Thien Trang Phan – Capa Community Connections

During this session Dr Thien, joining us from Vietnam, led the attendees through her doctoral research, undertaken at Anglia Ruskin University and titled "Mothers abused by their (now) adult children".  In her presentation she acknowledges that this area is 'an invisible problem'. Also covered were different patterns of abuse that are often seen in children who display these behaviours, such as domestic abuse and elder abuse.